A MOTHER of two was killed in a road accident yesterday while her 14-month-old daughter who was sitting in the back seat survived the crash with minor injuries.

Maria Michael Kostea, 34, from Liopetri, was driving on Ayia Varvara Street in Ayia Napa yesterday heading towards the town centre, when at around 11.30am, in circumstances under investigation, she lost control of the car, veered into the opposite lane and smashed into the wall of a house.

The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt was seriously injured in the collision while her 14-month old daughter who was sitting in a child seat in the back of the car sustained only minor injuries.

Kostea was rushed to Famagusta general hospital where she died at 3pm. Her daughter was kept in hospital as a precautionary measure.

The 34-year-old leaves behind a husband and her two daughters, aged 14-months and six years.

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